Nurse Practitioners

Nurses

Sister Tracey Thompson

Nurse Manager

Sister Ally Bruce

Sister Shaleen Christie

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Healthcare Assistants

Samantha Arkless

Brenda Lynn

Kayleigh March

Kathryn Pomphrett

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Practice Management

Helen Collier

Business Manager

Rachel Shakir

Practice Development Manager

Lesley Cooper

Operational Manager

The team help to ensure the smooth running of the Practice and are based at Kelvin House Surgery:

Administration

Bethany Cave

Administrator

Reception

Our Receptionists at Kelvin House, Bearpark are:

Clair McKay

Senior Receptionist

Norma Clarkson

Gail Henderson

Heather Kenny

Jenny Thompson

Helen Wilson

Our Receptionists at Gilesgate Medical Centre are:

Amanda Shead

Senior Receptionist

Beverley Thornton

Senior Receptionist

Jade Brimlow

Yasmin Cappleman

Susan Taylor

Our Receptionists at Framwellgate Moor Medical Centre are:

Karen Thompson

Senior Receptionist

Denise Buckley

Gillian Lanagan

Shirley Tindale

Our receptionists help us to run the Practice as smoothly and efficiently as possible. They are, of course, our first contact for you, the Patient – whether you come to the surgery, telephone or write to us.

Secretaries

Lisa Crowther

June Harker

Pharmacists

Sotirios Sfakianakis Practice Pharmacist

Community Midwives

If you think you might be pregnant, please see us as soon as possible. We work in co-operation with the Community Midwives and hold antenatal clinics every week.

During these clinics, post-natal checks combined with babies’ 8-week developmental checks and first immunisations are also performed. We usually send you an appointment to attend with your baby for this combined check.

Clinic times:

Bearpark Medical Centre Wednesday

Gilesgate Medical Centre Wednesday

Framwellgate Moor Centre Initial appointments every other Wednesday, follow up appointments on Fridays

Please make an appointment to see your midwife via the Receptionist.

Community Nurses

Community Nurses are attached to the Practice. District nursing teams comprise of registered General Nurses and Nursing Assistants and take over nursing care of patients recently discharged from Hospital and those needing continuing care at home. Contact details for the District Nursing Teams are available via each surgery.

Health Visitors

Health Visitors work in teams and provide services and advice to all age groups. They can offer confidential discussions and advice on all aspects of health.